The evening went on without a hitch. When they were done watching their son play, the servants moved in to bring in food for dinner.
Varya asked if Galen wanted to stay and eat, and he accepted her offer, to Basileus's displeasure.
Whenever Varya and her guard interacted, Basileus felt that their relationship was too close for it to be a professional one. She seemed to fuss over him as if he were one of her children. She even was comfortable touching him when she asked him to stay for dinner.
It ate at the prince and he wondered if the man had caught her eye in some way. It was still a thorn in his side that she thought Theron was handsome in the past.
Basileus couldn't help wondering how he compared to other men in her past. He knew the insecurities were stemming from their lack of physical intimacy but he still didn't know how to reel it in.
